A RIVER NEVER SLEEPS. By Roderick Haig-Brown. Illustrated by Louis Darling. Modern Fishing Classics series.
(1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha.
Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river.
Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river.
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| Author | Haig-Brown (Roderick Langmere). (1908-1976). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 7700 |
| ISBN | 0233976663 / 0233976663. |
| Book Description | Reading crease to spine but a good-plus second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1984 |
| Publisher | Andre Deutsch. |
| Place | London. |